Business Products Corp. v. Mita Copystar America, Inc.

—Motion for reargument denied; plaintiff-appellant’s counsel Jeffrey Levitt, Esq. ordered to pay $8,012.83 to defendant-respondent, as reimbursement for costs and attorney’s fees in connection with the *218frivolous conduct of plaintiff-appellant’s counsel, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 et seq.

This action was marked off the trial calendar due to appellant’s complete defiance of discovery orders. Thereafter, instead of making a timely motion to restore, counsel for appellant inappropriately commenced a CPLR article 78 proceeding in this Court. When this failed, counsel let the matter lapse for…